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Traffic at a standstill in Penang after massive floods

By Arnold Loh

Friday, 15 Sep 2017 | 1:30 AM MYT

An aerial view. Jalan Perak.

GEORGE TOWN: The morning rush hour on Penang island has been brought to a standstill by massive floods after a downpour that lasted all night.

All main routes to the city's central business district are cut off by knee-deep to chest-high flood waters from 6am Friday.

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